Born on July 29, 1939 in Wadesboro, he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Allen Sr. and Dorothy Mae Brower Allen. He was a United States Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War and retired as a Tec Sergeant from the Air Force.
Preceding him in death were his parents; first wife, Mary Snow Koger; and second wife, OK Hui Allen.
Allen is survived by three sons, David Michael Allen of Monticello, Ky., Shane Franklin Allen of Somerset, and Jonathan Payne Allen of Somerset; two daughters, Robin Renee Allen Nicholas of Lorton, Va., and Shannon Leigh Allen of Nancy, Ky.; two brothers, Ralph Fickenworth of Simpsonville, S.C. and Larry Fickenworth of Rockwood, Tenn.; four sisters, Jerry Carpenter of Peachland, Belle Northcutt of Bethlehem, Ga., Pat Fowler of Greenville, S.C., and Delores Garcia of San Bernardino, Calif.; and five grandchildren
Visitation was Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with a service at 1 p.m. Bro. David Muse will officiate. Burial will be in the Mill Springs National Cemetery in Nancy, Ky. The American Legion Post #38 Honor Guard will conduct full military honors for Allen.
Lake Cumberland Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.
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